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I travelled up to the grave service for motorcycle racing legend and King of the Roads, Joey Dunlop. It was fitting to make the journey on my old 650 Honda Custom. My eldest son Connor who was 14 at the time rode pillion. We travelled up with hundreds of other bikers. Between 50-60,000 folks turned up on the Garryduff Road Presbyterian Church just outside Ballymoney, to pay total respect to a quiet humble man who let his racing bikes and many victories do the talking. Brother Robert Dunlop also a champion road racer lies in the grave behind Joey. Both gave their all for the sport they loved and both died in the heat of a race. Both are very badly missed by family friends and bike fans everywhere. The old phrase is true. We will never see the likes of them again. Joey Dunlop Birth: Feb. 12, 1952 Death: Jul. 2, 2000 Sportsman. He was considered by many to be the greatest ever motorcycle road racer of all time. Born in Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in 1969 he started his racing career on Irish road circuits. His greatest successes were on the formidable Isle of Man TT circuit, where he won 26 times, a record that still stands today. He was awarded the MBE in 1986 for his services to motorcycle sport and in 1996 he was awarded an OBE for his outstanding humanitarian work for children in Romanian orphanages (he would load up his race transporter and deliver clothing and food to the trouble spots in Bosnia and Romania). As he never publicized his charity work, few knew about it. He died at the age of 48 at the Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa public road course near Tallinn, Estonia whilst leading the 125cc race (he had already won the 750cc and 600cc events) when he appeared to loose control in the west road and collided with trees. His funeral service at the Garryduff Presbyterian Church, Balleymoney, was attended by a great crowd of mourners. (bio by: Paul Narramore) Robert Dunlop Married to Louise, the couple had three sons, William, Michael and Daniel. William and Michael are motorcycle racers themselves. On 15 May 2008 Dunlop died after suffering severe chest injuries in a crash during a practice session at the North West 200. The fatal accident happened in the 250cc qualifying as the riders approached the Mather's Cross section of the course. The engine on his motorcycle seized and as a result of mistakenly hitting the brake for the bike's front wheel, which was situated beside the clutch on his specially modified bike, he was subsequently thrown over the handlebars at approximately 160 mph. As he crashed, a following rider - Darren Burns - collided with him suffering a broken leg and concussion in the accident. Dunlop was taken to Causeway Hospital in Coleraine before succumbing to his injuries shortly after 22.00 local time. Dunlop had been racing in the 250cc class that year for the first time since the 1994 Isle of Man TT. His son Michael went on to win the race and dedicated the victory to his father. His funeral took place on 18 May 2008 at Garryduff Presbyterian Church in his home town of Ballymoney. Dunlop was laid to rest beside his brother, Joey. Born 25 November 1960 Died 15 May 2008 (aged 47) Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 23 (1983–2005) TT wins 5 First TT win 1983 Newcomers 350cc Manx Grand Prix Last TT win 1998 Ultra-Lightweight race Podiums 14 I quote from the 'History of Garryduff Presbyterian Church, ( S Alex Blair, The Banner of the Blue in Auld Garrydoo: A History of Garryduff Presbyterian Church Reviewed by Dr Eull Dunlop ) 'The reviewer, here feeling almost burdened by his own surname, realises that the congregational historian's researches were overtaken by not one but two motor-cycling tragedies in which the last, sad, lap led to the meeting-house and burying-ground. Always keen to highlight local folk who have made their wider mark, S Alex Blair closes this chronicle with profiles of the sporting, speeding brothers, the late Joey and Robert Dunlop. And he does so in a properly modest gear. That is fitting, particularly when we consider the enigmatic and never overweening personality of Joey, the 'quate' man of privately philanthropic ways who would never have expected 'thar Garrydoo would see the next thing tae a State funeral'. But, despite an immediate attendance of well over 50,000 and an innumerable broadcast audience, that service was conducted in all the deep strength of the plain Presbyterian style which recognises our common mortality.'

I spotted someone on Youtube doing a video on this so I thought I would give it a go to see how it worked. I will make another 'after' video to show you how it did or didn't work. Our tarmac driveway always is troubled by moss and this makes it slippery and dangerous.

How to clean flagstone paths easily quickly and cheaply. Garden concrete paths and flagstone paving will soon go green with algae or dirty up with mud. Here's how to reinstate them to the clean white that they should be. N B 1 This is only a suggestion. It is only what I do to bring up the concrete whiteness. N B 2 Be very careul this Sodium Hypochlorite, even though you have diluted it. Wear glasses, gloves old clothes and wellies and do not inhale as you pour liquid. Watch out not to splash yourself. Do not use when children or pets will be near. It is a nasty corrosive. Once or twice a year cleaning should be sufficient.